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Marriage is a covenant relationship between a man and a woman who love each other and who meet the biblical and legal requirements to be joined together as husband and wife.  This relationship is dependent upon love and trust.  Trust in marriage means to place confidence in another person’s character, ability, strength, or words.  Trust is tied to virtue.  “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.  The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life” (Proverbs 31:10-12).  Virtue is moral excellence.  Whenever a person is morally pure and upright, then, others can trust in them.  They will speak the truth.  They will uphold righteous conduct and follow it.  Whenever, there are trust issues in marriage, virtue is missing in one or the other partner or both.
The Lack of Trust
There are various causes of a lack of trust.  Infidelity, lying, keeping secrets, and narcissistic abuse are among the common acts that demonstrate a lack of moral excellence and produce trust issues.  Each of these immoral acts violate the law of love.  Love is the highest moral virtue (I Cor. 13).  Authentic love produces virtue and forms the foundation of trust.  Paul reveals sixteen aspects of this love in I Cor. 13:4-8.  Love is:  long-suffering, kind, envieth not, vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seekest not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believest all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things, and never fails.  Consider the many facets of love revealed by Paul and apply these to the constituency of a solid foundation for trust.
Trust in Marriage
Trust provides a basis for the feelings of safety and security in marriage.  It is the basis of faithfulness, loyalty and commitment.  It makes one trustworthy, reliable, and dependable.  It produces honesty, intimacy and oneness. It produces a strong relationship that will endure the temptations and trials of life.
Rebuilding Trust in Marriage
Where there has been a breach of trust in marriage, there must be a rebuilding of character and specifically, virtue.  The pathway to oneness involves: confession of wrong doing, godly sorrow, repentance, forgiveness, reform, renewal, and recommissioning.  These steps involve a process that is executed over time and healing is facilitated when each step is taken seriously and the whole is accomplished.  Other valuable aspects of recovery involve:  listening to the other person with the intent to understand, empathy, taking responsibility for one’s own actions, and asking what is needed to heal and prevent recurrence.
No relationship is safe and secure without trust!  The highest virtue of the human heart is love and without pure, fervent, love there can be no trust because trust is dependent upon the virtues of the heart.

Peter gives us reminiscences in his Epistles of significant events and sayings that occurred during the personal ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ.  The comparisons are between Peter in his writings and Peter when he was the Lord’s companion.  The comparisons aid in the interpretation of Peter’s writings.  They serve to emphasize the veracity of what he wrote and the inspiration of the Scriptures as a whole as comparisons are made between Peter’s Epistles and Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Jesus promised the apostles, “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you” (John 14:26).  These sacred memories are part of the vital testimony of men who were eyewitnesses of the events and sayings of Jesus during His earthly ministry.  The remembrance is rooted in historical reality!  Consequently, the body of information given in the writings of these men is true.
Whom having not seen ye love.  I Pet. 1:8
The phrase found in I Pet. 1:8 certainly sounds like it was written by someone who had personally seen the Lord while addressing those who had not seen Him.  “Ye” is plural.  The ones that Peter is writing to have not seen the Lord.  Their love and faith in the Lord is not diminished by their having not seen Him in the flesh.  Peter continues, “In whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable.”  Isn’t this a most evident recollection of the words of Jesus to Thomas?  “Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed” (John 20:29).  Peter heard those very words spoken to Thomas by Jesus.  That scene never faded from Peter’s memory.  No doubt, it was in his mind as he wrote these very words in I Peter. An undesigned coincidence.
A lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus From the dead.  I Pet. 1:3
Peter’s memory of the resurrection of Jesus involved:  (1) He was an eyewitness of the resurrection of Jesus (Luke 24:34; I Cor. 15:5); (2) He possessed a vivid memory of this significant event; (3) Peter saw the empty tomb being the first to enter it after Jesus and risen from the dead (John 20:6); (4) Peter felt all of the despair which came before the resurrection in the events leading up to the crucifixion itself, and the days immediately following Jesus’ death; And, (5) Peter felt all of the power of the assurance of hope that came with the knowledge that Jesus was alive after being dead.  This new and living hope is what he is writing about in I Pet. 1:3.  “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”  Again, Peter writes, “who by him (Christ-DS) do believe in God, that raised Him from the dead, and gave Him glory, that our faith and hope might be in God” (I Pet. 1:21).  Nowhere in the writings of any of the New Testament apostles and prophets is the expression of hope in connection with the resurrection of Christ so vivid.
Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God.  I Pet. 3:21,22
Not only was Peter an eyewitness of the resurrection of Jesus, but he also witnessed His ascension into heaven (Acts 1:10,11).  He writes, “The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also ow save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.”  The ascension of Jesus into heaven is His coronation.  Dan. 7:13-14.  Peter and Daniel both speak of His dominion.  This is the rule of Christ from heaven.  Peter’s statement agrees with the prophet Daniel and it also agrees with the historical facts thus establishing the veracity of his own words.
Fear God.  I Pet. 2:17
“Honour all men.  Love the brotherhood. Fear God.  Honour the king” (I Pet. 2:17).  Jesus used similar language when Peter was present.  The occasion was when Jesus called His apostles and gave them their commission.  In Matt. 10:2, Peter is named among them.  Then, in Matthew 10:28 Jesus said, “Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear Him which is able to destroy should and body in hell.”  The force of this precept regarding the fear of God and its momentous importance is perhaps seen when we contrast it to the fear of man.  Peter knew the fear of man.  This type of fear led him to deny Jesus three times!  Afterwards, he wept with bitter tears.  A sacred memory was born.  We must not separate Peter’s words from his personal life involving his fall, repentance, and reconciliation to Jesus.  Solomon declares that the whole duty of man is to fear God and keep His commandments (Eccl. 12:12-13).  Peter’s words once again harmonize with Old Testament prophets and the historical events surrounding the life of Christ.  Both factors undergird the truth of Peter’s own words.
Honor the king.  I Pet. 2:17
Peter was present with the Lord when Jesus gave the answer to the question, “Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?”  (Matt. 22:17-22).  Jesus said, “Show me the tribute money: and they brought unto Him a penny–the silver denarius of the day–with the head of Tiberius on it.  “And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then He said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s and unto God the things that are God’s.  When they heard these words, they marveled, and left Him, and went their way.”  Peter emphasizes in his writings that Christians should obey government leaders. “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well” (I Pet. 2:13-14).
Cast All your care upon him.  I Pet. 5:7
In I Pet. 5:7, Peter captures the beauty of extreme care that God provides for His people.  “Cast all your care upon him, for he careth for you.”  We remember the eager, anxious, and impetuous nature of Peter who wrote these words.  Are these words not a remembrance of the Sermon on the Mount?  In Matt. 6:32-34, Jesus said, “Your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things; but seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.”  Jesus refutes materialism by emphasizing spiritual reliance upon God.  We must choose where we will put our trust.  Will we trust in uncertain riches or in the living God?  The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah answers this question.  “Thus said the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departed from the LORD. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.  Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.  For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit” (Jer. 17:5-8). A “heath” is an uncultivated, wilderness area.  The contrast between the two individuals, the one who trusts in man and the one who trusts in God is stark.  The one who trusts in man is impoverished.  The one who trusts in God is prosperous.  While the contrast/analogy is physical in nature, the meaning has spiritual implications.  The soul of man cannot prosper apart from God.
In Part II, we will continue this study.

The first appearance of In God We Trust on a United States coin came in 1864, when In God We Trust debuted on the 2-cent piece following public appeal for our nation’s money to recognize God.  One such plea came in the form of a letter from a minister, M. R. Watkinson who sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase in November, 1861 that proposed the motto “God, Liberty, Law.”  Secretary Chase and United States Mint Director James Pollock were moved by the minister’s letter and replied, “No nation can be strong except in the strength of God, or safe in His defense. The trust of our people should be declared on our national coins.”
The minister’s letter resonated deeply with Pollock, who recalled a lyric from the fourth stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner. The song, written during the War of 1812, includes the line: “And this be our motto–In God is our trust.”
An 1837 law required Congressional authorization of all new mottoes and devices on the nation’s coins.  So, the addition of a motto acknowledging God would fall not in the hands of Pollock or Chase alone, but rather occur only through legislation.  In December, 1863, Mint Director Pollock proposed either Our Country; Our God or God, Our Trust to appear on the new 2-Cent piece and other coins.  Secretary Chase replied to Mint Director Pollock with this suggestion: “On [the 2-Cent coin] with the shield, it should be changed so as to read IN GOD WE TRUST.”  On April 22, 1864, Congress passed the law permitting the creation of the 2-Cent coin with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST.  Another law passed by Congress on March 3, 1865, allowed the Mint Director to inscribe IN GOD WE TRUST on all gold and silver coins that “shall admit the inscription thereon.”  (coinvalues.com July 20, 2021).
On July 30, 1956, two years after pushing to have the phrase “under God” inserted into the pledge of allegiance, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a law officially declaring “In God We Trust” to be the nations’ official motto.  The law P. L. 84-140, also mandated that the phrase be printed on all American paper currency.  The phrase had been placed on U. S. coins since the Civil War (1864).  Eisenhower’s treasury secretary, George Humphrey, had suggested adding the phrase to paper currency as well.  At a Flag Day speech in 1954, Eisenhower elaborated on his feelings about the place of religion in public life when he discussed why he had wanted to include “under God” in the pledge of allegiance: “In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America’s heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country’s most powerful resource in peace and war.”  (www.history.com 7/20/21).
The first paper money with the phrase “In God We Trust” was not printed until 1957.
Congress has reaffirmed the motto several times: in 2002, in 2006, and in 2011.
The motto, “In God We Trust” appeared on coins for the first time during an American crisis–the Civil War (1864).  It became the national motto in 1956 in reaction to the Communistic threat and the Cold War.
It is time to reaffirm this national motto to combat the forces of Cultural Marxism that are at work undermining Christian values and attacking and destroying marriage and the family.  In God We Trust is our national motto!  Let this motto be hearalded from every corner of this great nation.  Let every Christian reaffirm their faith in the true and living God who created us and redeems us.  Let us be willing to wear this motto in the public domain and publicize it in every legitimate way so that we can clearly let the nation know of our commitment to “reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America’s heritage and future.” Preachers need to preach on biblical texts that affirm our trust in God.  “In thee O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion” (Psa. 71:1).  “For thou art my hope, O LORD GOD: thou art my trust from my youth” (Psa. 71:5).  “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5).  “For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of those that believe” (I Tim. 4:10).  “But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the LORD, GOD, that I may declare all thy works” (Psa. 73:28).
July 30, 2021 is the 65th anniversary of the signing by Dwight D. Eisenhower, president of the United States, of the law making In God We Trust our national motto.  If freedom is to ring, it will be because God is our TRUST.  True freedom is found only in God our savior (John 8:32, Gal. 5:1).

The Scriptures declare, “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me” (Heb. 13:5).  This is a sacred promise made to those who are the children of God.  This promise rests upon the faithfulness of God and brings peace to the soul.
The song, How Firm A Foundation, whose author is unknown, has a stanza that reads, “The soul that on Jesus leaned for repose I will not, I will not desert to its foes.  That soul, though all hell shall endeavor to shake, I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!”  It is obvious that the hymn mirrors the promise given in Heb. 13:5.
The Substance of the Promise
In the English language, two negatives nullify each other.  In the Greek, a double negative, intensifies.  In Heb. 13:5, there are two double negatives and one additional negative for a total of five negatives.  God will never, never, never, no, never forsake His children.  A double negative is the strongest form of negation in the Greek language. Two double negatives in the same passage increases the intensity of the expression.  That makes Heb. 13:5 one of the powerful passages of Scripture in the Bible!
The Basis For the Promise
The promise given in this passage of Scripture rests upon two important aspects of God’s nature.  The first is His veracity (truthfulness).  God cannot lie.  “And also the Strength of Israel will not lie n or repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent” (I Sam. 15:29).  “In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began” (Titus 1:2).  “That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us” (Heb. 6:18).  When God speaks, whether by precept or by promise, His word is true.  The second, is His fidelity.  God is faithful. “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (I Cor. 10:13).  The covenant keeping God promises to continually provide for His people.  The mercies of the Lord endure forever. God has never failed to keep a promise.  Our confidence is tied to God’s veracity and fidelity.
The Results of the Promise
The promise of God’s providential care reassures us and results in the following spiritual blessings.  First, we have peace.  The tension between covetousness and contentment is resolved.  Covetousness is the insatiable desire for more and more.  Contentment is satisfaction with God’s sufficiency (His grace) for our lives.  God’s promises gives us peace or tranquility of the soul as we trust in Him rather than uncertain riches.  Second, we have help.  God’s promise assures us that we will never stand alone.  The Lord is my helper!  “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Heb. 4:16).
Third, we are supplied with courage.  “I will not fear what men can do to me.”  Fearlessness grows out of the precious promise that God will never fail us.  We have courage to meet the foe, to face temptations and trials, and to face death because God will always be with us.
A Christian never stands alone.  God has promised that He will never, never, never, no, never forsake His people.

The word trust occurs around 200 times in the Bible.  Blessed promises, shining like a galaxy of stars are also offered to those who trust in the Lord with all of their heart.  Several different meanings are attached to trust as it is used in the Bible.
First, the word trust is used to mean reliance.  II Kings 18:5, “He trusted in the LORD God of Israel: so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.”  These words were spoken of king Hezekiah and show the reliance of Hezekiah on the LORD.  Hezekiah clave to the LORD and obeyed His commandments.  Hezekiah did not rely on foreign nations.  Instead, He relied upon God and God delivered him from the Assyrians.
Second, trust involves commitment.  Psa. 22:8, “He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him.”  Psa. 22 is Messianic and thus the fulfillment is seen in the life of Jesus Christ.  “Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously” (I Pet. 2:23).  The strength of Jesus’ commitment is seen in the intensity of the trial of the crucifixion.
Third, trust is connected with steadfastness.  “Job 35:14, “Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.”  Trust is “staying the course.”
Fourth, trust involves taking refuge or having security.  In Ruth 2:12, Boaz says to Ruth, “The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.”  Security is found in the LORD whenever we place our trust in Him.
Fifth, trust is closely associated with confidence and hope.  Trust involves the idea of “waiting with hope.”  “In his name shall the Gentiles trust” (Matt. 12:21).  This is a quotation from Isaiah 42 regarding the Messiah.  Jesus is the hope of the Gentiles, indeed, He is the hope of the world.  In Luke 16:11, the word trust clearly has the idea of “confidence in.”  “Who will commit to your trust the true riches?”  The idea expressed here is to have confidence that someone will keep securely what is of great value.  When we trust God with our soul, we do the same thing.
Sixth, trust is associated with salvation or deliverance.  Nebuchadnezzar spake these words of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God” (Dan. 3:28).  Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego said, “If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king” (Dan.. 3:17).  They trusted in God and God delivered them from the fiery furnace.
The object of our trust must be God.  Here are six words to live by: “Trust in him at all times” (Psa. 62:8). We trust in His strength (Isa. 26:4); His bountiful goodness (Nahum 1:7); His excellent loving kindness (Psa. 36:7); and His former deliverances (II Cor. 1:10; II Tim. 4:17-18).  “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is” (Jeremiah 17:7).

“As sure as eggs is eggs” is a phrase used to describe absolute certainty.  In formal logic and mathematics the formula “x is x” is used to describe complete certainty.  It is unclear how or when “x is x” became “eggs is eggs”, but it is known that Charles Dickens used the phrase “eggs is eggs” in The Pickwick Papers published in 1837.  Maybe Dickens was joking or playing on words or possibly it was a simple mistake that proved amusing enough to be left unchanged (Albert Jack, Red Herrings and White Elephants, pp. 35-36).
Can We Know Anything With Absolute Certainty?
-Do you exist?
-Do you know that you exist?
-Do you believe that you exist?
-Is there a difference between knowing and believing?
-Do you believe because you know or do you know because you believe?
In biblical terms, knowing precedes believing.  “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom. 10:17).  “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed?  and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher” (Rom. 10:14).  Faith is taking God at His Word.  It is trust, conviction and confidence that comes by hearing and knowing the Word of God.  Heb. 11:1.  Faith means that we are fully persuaded of the truth.  Truth is that which conforms to reality as God defines reality.  If I can know surely, then I can believe without a doubt.
Words and Knowledge
Luke 1:1-4, “Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.”
The Words Known
Luke instructed Theophilus.  Luke wrote words that formed a body of knowledge that was rooted in historical reality (truth).  The body of knowledge is a body of truth.  Instruction involves teaching that body of truth to another human being who has to hear and understand it correctly and then that person can claim to know it.  Luke had meticulously traced out this body of knowledge.  He gleaned information from eyewitnesses and ministers of the word.  He had perfect understanding of all things from the very first which related to the life of Jesus Christ.  The word that he taught was verifiable.  Luke desired that Theophilus would know with certainty the body of truth concerning Jesus Christ.  The word know is epignosis which is a strengthened form of knowing.  The word certainty is asphaleian and means “not liable to fall, stedfast, firm, sure” (W. E. Vine).  It refers to knowledge that cannot be assailed or overthrown.  Certainty means that there is no doubt.  To know with certainty means that one cannot be wrong about the information.  Luke establishes the veracity of what he teaches or writes.
The Words Believed
In Luke 1:1, the phrase, “things most surely believed” comes from the Greek word peplerophoremenon, from plerophoreo which means “have had full course” or “having been fully borne out” (W. E. Vine, I, 117).  Fully proved and so fully believed.  The Greek word contains the idea that there is certainty with regard to the evidence known.  Faith follows knowledge.  Faith is a firm persuasion that God’s Word is reliable and trustworthy.  Luke removes all doubt about the content of the message that he is writing about.  The message is true.  The knowledge is certain.  Therefore, the faith can be full, complete and lacking nothing.  God never asks us to believe in some fact or doctrine for which He has not given us adequate evidence.  Consequently, the leap of faith notion is false.  Faith is grounded in truth.
I can know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and I can know it as much as I know that “eggs is eggs.”  I can know that God exists and I can know it as much as I know that “eggs is eggs.”  I can know that the Bible is the Word of God and I can know it as much as I know that “eggs is eggs.”  I can know the truth.  I can believe the truth.  I can obey the truth (John 3:21). I can know, believe and obey the truth to the salvation of my soul (John 8:31-32).

We have mastered impatience!  Have you ever been behind a car at a stoplight when it turns green and the car in front of you fails to go forward and just sets still? Have you ever been in a check-out line when the cashier makes a mistake and it takes ten minutes to correct it?  Have you ever attempted to order food at a fast-food restaurant and the person waiting on you is new and doesn’t know what to do first?  In each of these scenarios, do you wait patiently?  Most of us have been in these situations and were upset because we had to wait.  We know the feelings of irritation, frustration, and anger when someone else fails to do his/her job and we pay the price in lost time and incovenience.  Yes, we have mastered impatience.
There are three reasons that impatience comes to characterize our hearts.  First, we are overscheduled.  We are like a glass of water that is full to the brim.  Anytime we are jostled, we spill over.  We are so overscheduled in life that we have no flexibility.  Second, we hold to unrealistic expectations of others.  We actually have developed a double-standard.  We expect other people to always get it right and not make mistakes that will cost us personally.  However, when we mess up, we have many excuses as to why we failed and we want others to cut us some slack.  Third, we have an oversized ego and are arrogant.  We have feelings of superiority to others whom we think are inferior to us.  We are impatient with others when we feel that we are better than they are and we can work faster, think smarter, and accomplish more than them.
If we are impatient with people, we are probably impatient with God too!  Remember Abram and Sarah?  In Gen. 16, they ran ahead of God in the matter of having an heir and Sarah permitted Abram to be with Hagar and together they produced a son, Ishmael.  Ishmael was not the promised son.  Abram and Sarah grew impatient.  Twenty-five years passed from the time God promised Abram a son until Isaac was born.  Twenty-five years is a long time to wait for a promise to be fulfilled.  We must learn to “wait upon the Lord.” Faith in God produces patience with God.  God works all things out according to His own timetable. Trust Him!
God is longsuffering toward us (II Pet. 3:9).  The word longsuffering means “long-tempered.”  It is the opposite of being “short-tempered.”  Why is God patient with us?  The answer is given in this verse, He is “not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”  God is merciful.  His mercy produces longsuffering.  Mercy is the antidote to impatience.
If you want to become more patient, you must become more merciful!  If you want to be more patient with God, you must trust Him implicitly.